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Feb 12, 2014

Intern Interview

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Application Details

I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week – interviewed at Northwestern Mutual.

Interview Details

College recruiter was very welcoming. Asked basic questions such as background, experience, education, and why you'd be interested in interning as a financial representative. Overall, the first interview was very pleasant and made it seem like a very nice place to work because everyone is suited up. Second interview was with the actual team manager the intern would be working under. Again, similar interview but this time made the career as a financial rep sound very promising, and that may or may not be true.

Interview Questions

What would happen if you were to walk out of this room and something happened to you?Answer Question

Intern Interview

I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks – interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in February 2014.

Interview Details

Definitely seems like a great place to work and a great community. First interview was solely behavioral with barely even a focus on my resume. Second interview was also more about the company than me as a candidate. Throughout the interview process Northwestern did a great job of communicating exactly what they do as a company and what I would do as an intern.

Intern Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Application Details

I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in February 2014.

Interview Details

Applied through my college and had a phone interview. The lady that called was very kind. She gave me a run down of the internship and what it had to offer and gave me some questions to answer. After the first interview she called back again with another phone call asking some basic questions and giving me the offer to come in person for a personal interview.

Intern Interview

I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Northwestern Mutual in December 2013.

Interview Details

Was initially contacted through LinkedIn, and an interview was set up within a day. Everybody was very friendly and the interviews were the easiest Ive had. Simple fit questions. They realize that not many people are interested in selling life insurance to their family and friends, so they recruit just about anybody and make the interview process very easy to get through.

If you feel comfortable with cold calling your friends and family to sell life insurance, this is the internship for you. However, this is not finance related at all, like they make it seem, and is almost completely commission. I truly have no idea how this ranked a top internship program.

Intern Interview

Anonymous Employee

Anonymous Employee

Interview Details

They were very friendly people and easy to just talk with. They asked mostly behavioral questions to see if you have sales ability and ability to bring clients in. I interviewed in their office, the initial interview was a group interview. There was a personality test online in order to screen

Interview Questions

Asked you to "sell" them a random object in the room. You could work in team with other interviewees or just "sell" your item alone.Answer Question

See What Northwestern Mutual Employees Are Saying

Pros:“They have a great culture and I never met a rep or office staff that wasn't a good person. Northwestern has some great training and they do pair you with a mentor to help you get…”“They have a great culture and I never met a rep or office staff that wasn't a good person. Northwestern has some great training and they do pair you with a mentor to help you get started. If you like insurance, the sales cycle and working with people and you can make it work for you, I don't think there is a better place to work than Northwestern.” – Full Review

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